Posted on 04/18/2011 10:43:06 AM PDT by Chi-townChief
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is the other South Sider who has made it big in national politics.
“My life is often described as ‘improbable,’ ” Patrick writes in his just released memoir, A Reason to Believe, which opens with a scene where a 15-year-old Patrick braces for humiliation when he realizes he boarded a southbound Wabash Avenue CTA bus near 54th St. without money for the fare. The driver lets him ride anyway, telling him, “Just pass it on, son.”
That act of kindness helped shape the values of Patrick, a Democrat re-elected last November after a sometimes stormy first term. He is friends with President Obama, a co-chair of his 2008 White House campaign. Patrick is poised to take on a larger role in Obama’s re-election bid, meeting with Obama 2012 strategist David Axelrod in Chicago last February and last week at the White House with Senior Advisor David Plouffe.
In raising his profile, Patrick addressed Democrats in Colorado in January and will be keynoting Democratic dinners in Wisconsin and Florida — all critical swing states for Obama in 2012.
(Excerpt) Read more at suntimes.com ...
Similar? Yeah, I’m sure it was.
I love your addition of (adventures in mediocrity) - perfect.
......and what does that say about the voters in Massachusetts?
So what’s the real purpose for a memoir from a mediocre politician like Patrick? Is he planning to repeat his buddy Obama’s path to the White House?
Very similar...
Both are Marxists;
Both believe the state is supreme:
Both hate the constitution:
Both see gays as having more rights than others;
Both dislike whites;
Both have shady backgrounds;
Both work purposefully to circumvent the people;
Both give license to hate conservatives;
Both like communism;
Both hate the people knowing anything of what they are doing;
Both serve the special interest of Unions and Lawyers;
And on And on And on.....
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